su has a story about a grasshopper in her dreams. Well, not so much in them as on them, or rather crawling around on her head while she was dreaming. This reminded her of a childhood impression, dreamfuzz-sprinkled, of a… Read More ›
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Popularity of long-debunked rape myths: talk about disheartening
Update 2013-01-08: Welcome to you new visitors! Since comments on this post were closed long ago, I’ve reposted this post. Please comment there if you have something to say. The top link offered to me on Stumble-Upon for Women’s Issues… Read More ›
Ralph readers vote Julia Gillard deputy sex object of the year
[image source: the Age] Via the fabulous Ms Fits at Reasons You Will Hate Me, our Deputy PM Julia Gillard has been voted Australia’s Second Sexiest Woman – by readers of puerile supersoftcore fapmag Ralph. Gillard laughed it off. What… Read More ›
Axe and Unilever strike again: Clinton as slavering brainless schoolgirl
Hey, you know that company that feminists are slavering over, because of all the wonderful work they’ve done for women’s self-esteem, especially average-sized middle-class conventionally-beautiful able-bodied women? The one that talks about how women can be strong, independent, and confident?… Read More ›
Oh, we hatessss them
15 Design Decisions That Annoy Readers addresses one of my pet peeves. Snap Shots allow a reader to view a website’s design by simply hovering over a link. The feature is annoying for several reasons: Readers have no choice in… Read More ›
Dear Tailgater
The closer you are to my rear bumper, the slower I go. This is not done merely to annoy you (that’s just a bonus). This is a safety issue. See, if you are right on my tail, and if I… Read More ›
Condemn it, you know you want to
Need to vent? Larvatus Prodeo has posted another in our irregular series of Open Condemnation threads (these are non-stoush threads, meant to amuse, OK?). My favourite so far: I condemn snooty MSM op-ed types that couldn’t think for themselves if… Read More ›
The disability insurance merry-go-round
So. Disability insurance forms. Why oh why did the bureaucrats get away with omitting the obvious item: a big-arse checkbox at the top of the six pages of paper, saying: “Is everything EXACTLY THE FUCKING SAME as it was 28… Read More ›
Yet another case of “Shh! Don’t mention the rape!” from a judge
ABC News: “‘Rape’ not to be used in NT child abuse case: judge” Can anyone explain this to me in a way that makes sense? The judge in a child sex assault case being heard in the Northern Territory Supreme… Read More ›
Duncan Fine talks sense on BMI
It’s not anything that our readers familiar with Shapely Prose don’t know, but using the BMI as the sole determinant of whether someone is overweight or obese is a really unreliable measurement. Given the hysteria this week about Australia’s “obesity… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 